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How to heal livestock with herbs and local plants: Farmers watch and learn
According to Dr Nitya Ghotge, Director of Anthra, the demand for herbal medicines for treating livestock ailments has increased by 40% ever since Anthra has begun to include Access Agriculture videos…
Fostering a culture of collaboration among young entrepreneurs in Madagascar
“Our new teams of Entrepreneurs for Rural Access or ERAs, who are just starting on their entrepreneurial journey, gained a boost of motivation from this collaborative environment for…
Videos break barriers to discussions among farmers: Insight from Uganda…
Local language training videos break barriers to discussions and help enhance interaction among smallholder farmers. This was one of the key insights highlighted by Entrepreneurs for Rural Access (…
Mastering the art of local language video translation in Ghana
To make Access Agriculture videos widely available in local languages for optimal social inclusion, a local language video translation workshop was held in Tamale, Ghana, 18-22 November 2024,…
Building digital skills of Entrepreneurs for Rural Access (ERAs) in Uganda
Nineteen Entrepreneurs for Rural Access (ERAs), constituting six ERA teams, from five districts (Buikwe, Bugiri, Sembabule, Soroti and Lira) in Uganda participated in a training on Smart Projector…
Rural youths harness smart technology to promote ecological farming in Karnataka, India…
Rural youths, who have been selected as Entrepreneurs for Rural Access (ERAs) from Karnataka, India, were recently empowered with digital skills and tools during a 4-day training workshop to help…
Hands-on learning prepares rural youths for e-advisory services in Madagascar
To promote youth entrepreneurship in digital agricultural extension and advisory services in the Menabe region in Madagascar, 12 young men and women belonging to six Entrepreneur for Rural Access (…
Sharing best kept secrets in sustainable agriculture
Access Agriculture showcased successfully its vast library of multilingual videos on agroecological practices from different parts of the Global South at the recently organised Symposium on ‘Best…
Access Agriculture young changemaker Umar Bashir wins major Slow Food Award
“We are incredibly proud of Umar Ochen Bashir, our young changemaker from Uganda, who won the prestigious Ursula Hudson Award at this year's Terra Madre Salone del Gusto in Turin, Italy,” said…
Filipino farmers and extensionists appreciate local language videos at Coconut Expo
Visitors to the Access Agriculture booth at the first Coconut Expo in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, were delighted to watch farmer training videos that are available in Filipino languages – Tagalog,…